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Luftwaffe aircraft fabric color

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said 4 years, 4 months ago:

I would like to know what the "inside" color of the fabric covering on Luftwaffe aircraft was . Was it painted with a generic primer or just painted the same color as the internal metal parts? Thanks.
Pedro L. Rocha said 4 years, 4 months ago:

I’m sorry John, but what do you mean by inside? To my best knowledge German wartime planes only had fabric in the moveable parts, like aileron, ruders, etc, and even those sometimes were not fabric made.
said 4 years, 4 months ago:

I may not have worded my question well. So, the fabric covering on the outside of an aircraft, such as an a Arado 196, must have been some color before it was attached to the aircraft during construction. The outside of the fabric was obviously painted when the aircraft was built, but it is the "inside" color I am interested in. Maybe the fabric was not painted and just coated in dope.? Hope this makes more sense.
Pedro L. Rocha said 4 years, 4 months ago:

I recall the Henschel 123 as one of those pre war designs that soldered into WW2 having the rear fuselage covered with fabric, and some even with wing fabric. I confess the Arado 196 completely slipped my mind.

The only references I have about fabric protection coats are described as Cellesta dope, or more commonly named base coat red were the pigment iron oxide present, and 2 others: the aluminium bronze pigment that was used in silvery paints and a light grey that derives from the Cellesta but not having the iron oxide added. At least this is my interpretation.

These infos I got them from Michael Ullmann’s “Luftwaffe Colours” book.

Hope this might help but I’m sure someone out there can be if more precise assistance.
said 4 years, 4 months ago:

Thanks Pedro.

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